Subject	My oil pressure was always near the low side of acceptable
Posted by	Evan_Wright (Ca) on February 14, 2013 at 9:21 AM
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In Reply To	VTC Noise => Low Oil. Low Oil Pressure comes from what?? posted by OverZealous (CT) on February 13, 2013 at 10:00 PM
Message	pressure on the oem gauge. Especially at idle it would drop below the 30psi tick. I never worried about it though because I had no other issues and I always read that the oem gauge is fairly inaccurate anyways. Last year at 185,000 miles I decided to replace the bearings with oem graded bearings. I verified proper oil clearances via plastigauge. I also replaced the oil pump. Now the oil pressure gauge always hovers around the 120psi tick...slightly more when engine is cold and slightly less when fully warmed up. Just don't know if the loose bearing clearances or old pump were the cause of the lower oil pressure. Not very helpful to you I know. Just thought I'd share my experience.
Follow Ups	VTC Noise => Low Oil. Low Oil Pressure comes from what?? - OverZealous (CT) 22:00:01 02/13/13 Look like an accurate evaluation to me. By way of diagnosis - kkrofft (OH) 22:48:13 02/13/13 Pump and Pressure Relief valve were my first choices too - OverZealous (CT) 15:47:10 02/14/13 Internal leaks in pump are rare, dented/damanaged pan / pick - Bernie (NoVA) 00:04:04 02/14/13 Oil pan looks ok to me. Take a look. - OverZealous (CT) 19:35:59 02/14/13 Pan can be removed w. engine in. - Bernie (NoVA) 20:05:06 02/14/13 Is this a good idea? Or is it just as easy to remove engine? (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 20:41:06 02/14/13 Done correctly its not a bad idea (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 07:54:32 02/15/13 What weight oil are you using? (n/m) - Ash's Z 07:09:16 02/14/13 Spec oil: 10W-40 - OverZealous (CT) 15:42:46 02/14/13 My oil pressure was always near the low side of acceptable - Evan_Wright (Ca) 09:21:13 02/14/13 This IS very helpful. My car has 160K+. Thanks for the post. (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 12:14:32 02/14/13 Evan-- 120 PSI seems really high (n/m) - ZXoltan 12:24:55 02/14/13 Yeah, I thought so aswell however the fsm says normal - Evan_Wright (Ca) 12:34:29 02/14/13 I suspect the 20w-50 oil has a lot to do with this. - OverZealous (CT) 15:50:55 02/14/13 I've always ran that...before and after the new bearings and - Evan_Wright (Ca) 16:10:48 02/14/13 You are correct - ZXRider 21:45:01 02/14/13 Except Evan said his is @ 120 when fully warmed up (n/m) - ZXoltan 06:20:10 02/15/13 Sorry guys, I drove my z this morning and realized the - Evan_Wright (Ca) 08:51:51 02/15/13 Re: Sorry guys, I drove my z this morning and realized the - Evan_Wright (Ca) 08:56:30 02/15/13 Thanks for the follow-up (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 20:26:28 02/15/13
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